Save Our Shrimpers Act remains stalled in Congress

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Bill would block federal funding for foreign shrimp farms.

U.S. shrimpers say subsidized imports threaten their survival.

Tariffs imposed on India, Vietnam, and Indonesia shrimp.

Supporters push for committee vote amid congressional gridlock.

Nearly six months after it was introduced, the Save Our Shrimpers Act remains stalled in the House Committee on Financial Services, despite growing frustration from Gulf Coast lawmakers and domestic shrimpers who say foreign competition — subsidized in part by U.S. tax dollars— is driving their industry to the brink.

The bill, introduced in March by U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls , R-Texas, and backed by 17 bipartisan co-sponsors from shrimp-producing states like Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina, would